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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may conccwz:

Be it' known that I, AROLINE F.. Fumane, of Belle- 'villehn the county of St. Clair, and State of Illinois, have4 made certain Anew and useful-'Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I' do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description thereof, referen ce being'had to the accompanying drawings, and to the'letters of reference marked thereon This invention relates toan improved barrel washing machine, the'barl o'r tub of which is constructed in a horse-shoe foi-m, in transverse section, is corrugatedinside, and which is provided with a corrugated roller or rubber of peculiar construction, as will be hereinafter more fully explained.-

The especial. feature of the invention relates 'to the construction of vthe'roller or rubber.

To enable those skilled in the 'art to make and use my improved machine, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. Y

Figure 1 of the drawings ,is a side elevation of the improved machine; v

Figure 2 is a transverse central sectional elevation of. it; and

Figure 3 is an end elevation ofthe saine.

.The tub or barrel A. is constructed in the horse-shoe form, (best seen in tig, 2,) of narrow staves, a, and straight, dat end-pieces, a-,'the sides or staves being corrugated their entire length inside, (as shown in iig.

2,) and held together by the external hoops a2, which should be screwed or riveted to the staves.

The roller, B, is composed of three or four (more or less) pieces, b, the external sides of whichare'corrugated, asin fig. 2, and the internal sides of which are curved inward to an acute angle at the shaft C.` The pieces b are held together by washer-plates, c, which are riveted or-s'crewed to the ends of them, and which form bearings for the shaft C. The roller B should Y' extend nearly the entire length of the inside of the barrel or tub, and the construction of itinthe manner above described is found to be the best attainable, both .as regards-economy and facility of construction, and advantageous action in operation, the apertures b', be tween the pieces b, 'abrding facilities for the engage ment and agitation ofthe ,water through the fabric being cleansed. A

The shaft isprvided with bearingsboxes, c c, in the ends of the tub or barrel. '-The.lowerjbox c1, is rigidlyaixed tothe end-piece a, while the upper box, c?, is formed of an"l tic material, as India rubber, and has its lower orA bearingdrshod with'a metallic bearing-plate, c', hooked inw ieetsshown in ng. 3. The g object of this elastic bearing ilallow the rollerA to ris'e over buttons or thick pieces o clothing in the tub or barrel.;

The lid a i`s hinged to the top of the barrel or tub, and'provided with a hook, cf", for holding it closed.

The shaftO may be operated directlyby thecrank D, or by the gearing el d, interposed between thexsaid crank and shaft.'

A faucet and hose may be used tovdraw the water off from the'machine after it shall have been used, and' casters, e, may be placed under the'machine, for convenience of moving it.

Having described rnv invention, What I claim, is- The roller B, when formed of the sector-pieces b, and combined with the shaft C by the Washer-plates c, substantially asset forth.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto setv my hand, in presence of-v l CAROLINE F. FLEMLNG. Witnesses: A

,M., RANDOLPH, GEO. W.' Hnnsnr. 

